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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tacitus credit to changing the Gaul's warlike past?

2. What did Agricola do in his first year that helped Britain appreciate peace more?

3. Of the following, which power did the Roman emperor NOT possess?

4. How did Agricola take advantage of his first victory?

5. Who helped Nerva bring the praetorian guards to obedience?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tacitus show bits of Roman life in "The Germania?"

2. Write a brief summary of the common plan that biographies, such as "The Agricola" follows.

3. How did the promotion to patrician by Vespasian help Agricola? Tacitus believed Agricola strove for what in his career?

4. How did Tacitus feel about the prime of his life in the Empire?

5. Tacitus believed what was the general custom concerning the dead in Germany?

6. What did Tacitus intend to write in his old age, but why was it never written?

7. Describe the state of the Roman army as Tacitus believed it to be in Britain during peacetime.

8. Between "The Agricola" and "The Germania," what seemed most significant to Tacitus? What common underlying theme was observed in both books?

9. How did the Roman Empire begin with Julius Caesar?

10. How did Tacitus describe slavery in Germany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Tacitus, how had storytelling changed over generations?

Essay Topic 2

How is "The Agricola" a significant biography for British history?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Tacitus' outlook of Germany and Britain to the present outlook of Germany and Britain. How have the countries changed or stayed the same?

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